The most modern cement kiln in the UK is up and running.
Castle Cement’s kiln 4 at Padeswood works in north Wales is operational. The new kiln brings enormous benefits. It also underlines our position as an indigenous UK cement producer and commitment to the north Wales and north west English market.
Not only will we increase production capacity at the works, but the kiln will also operate to the very highest levels of environmental control and performance.
Central to the greatly improved performance is the use of alternative fuels, in which we have been a pioneer. Alternative fuels to be used at Padeswood include Cemfuel, which is processed from the residue of recycled waste solvents and Profuel, which comprises paper and plastic wastes. Vehicle tyres will also be used as an alternative fuel.
The new kiln also ensures an increased supply in the marketplace of particularly light-coloured cement. The light colour is especially attractive to precast concrete manufacturers as it can allow a brighter finished product and when used, less pigment may be necessary to arrive at a specified shade.
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Padeswood Works
Hanson Cement
Padeswood
Mold
Flintshire
CH7 4HB
Tel: 01244 550330
Fax: 01244 543189
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| The opening of the new kiln has resulted in the closure of three existing kilns at Padeswood and two wet kilns at the company’s Ribblesdale works in Lancashire. This will reduce the company’s carbon dioxide emissions by 17.5 per cent per tonne of cement produced against 2004 performance. Acid rain gases at Padeswood will be reduced by a staggering 75 per cent. |
Serving the community
When the new kiln at Padeswood opened it helped to boost the local economy in the area.
Contractors from north east Wales were amongst the first to start on the building work – preparing the site and installing some of the groundwork.
There have been up to 500 people working on the construction at any one time and, while installing the main equipment itself was a highly specialised project, more local firms have been involved in sub-contracts and support work.
When the new kiln came on stream in the first quarter of 2005, it helped to safeguard about 200 jobs at Padeswood and double that in indirect employment. Padeswood is one of the region’s most important and biggest manufacturing employers.
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Key figures - Kiln 4 total cost £63 million
- Kiln is 65 metres long
- 95 metre preheater tower will feed in raw materials
- Acid rain gases will be reduced by more than 75 per cent
- 18,000 new trees and shrubs have been planted as landscaping measures
Environment Agency information
Please visit our weekly dust emmisions and offsite camera.
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